I have decided to join the blogging craze. I am looking forward to taking a moment to find out a little more about the plants I have been photographing. I hope to explore all aspects of plants, flowers, trees and other garden related topics. Sorry about having to watermark the photos but there are a lot of people using them without permission.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Baltimore Oriole Daylily

Daylily

Hemerocallis 'Baltimore Oriole'

(hem-er-oh-KAL-iss)

Daylilies with this deep of a
color stand out a little above the Hemerocallis crowd. The petals are a rich
red and have a good structure. The flowers can measure up to six inches across
and have a deep yellow throat. We are going back to Manhattan today with a load
of plants to complete the spring clean up. There are several Daylilies on board
but none as striking as 'Baltimore Oriole'. The garden owner goes for lighter
colors so we bought some pastel and more muted types.

Our foray into the big city last
week was the first time we ever worked down there and not received a parking
ticket even though parking in the neighborhood has been reduced by about half
due to construction. Hopefully we can continue the magic this week.